Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-10


Blocks-Dressing In the Height Of
Paris Fa-hion-Street Cars and Electric
LiShts-A Curious Custom.
Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay and
its chief city, is as favorably located as
any place in the world. On a narrow
tongue Of limestone rock like the back OF
q whale, it stretches on: from the cast,
with the Atlantic ocean on one side and
the Rio de la Plata on the other The
streets are like 4 series of terraces, not
only giving the most perfect natural
drainage, but furnishing nearly every
residence with q vista of the river or the
sea.
When 1t isn't June in Uruguay it is
October-seldom too hot, and never too
cold. During the summer season the
people of Buenos Ayres come over for the
sea bathing, and the city is very gay. A
prevalent taste which inspires the owners
of these villas to paint them in gay colors
red, pink, purple, green and orange-is
being somewhat modified by foreign
travel and Of late years the quintas as
well as the city houses are taking on more
somber hues. There are more beautiful
and costly residences and business blocks
in Montevideo than in any other South
American city except Santiago, the capi-
tai of Chilli Considerable carved marble
is used, but the standard building mate
rial is sun dried brick, and the walls are
usually from two to three feet in thick
ness, fireproof, and impenetrable to heat
and dampness.
The Church Of the Mother, the cathe-
dral of Uruguay, is the largest and finest
building in the country. There are three
theatres; an Italian opera subsidized by
the government; bull ring which is
crowded every Sunday afternoon, under
the patronage of the president and the ar
istocracy; a number of clubs: a public
library with 10000 volumes, mostly Span
ish historical and political works; n mu-
scum; a university which is the summit
of q free school system, and all the etcet-
eras of modern civilization. The ladies'
dress in the height of the Paris fashion,
the shops contain everything that can
tempt the taste of an eXtrayagant people,
there are dinner parties and balls, and
time is improved or wasted as it is in
Paris or Madrid. The gentlemen go to
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